119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Sep 29, 2025
H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 29, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Immigration
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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9 citations.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$360,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,002,681
Spent on own lobbying
…on payments by United States taxpayers to foreign persons for services provided to United States consumers. Issue: International H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act (S. 2928). To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United State…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,103,598
Spent on own lobbying
…on payments by United States taxpayers to foreign persons for services provided to United States consumers. Issue: International H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act (S. 2928). To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United State…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$510,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,126,104
Spent on own lobbying
…on payments by United States taxpayers to foreign persons for services provided to United States consumers. Issue: International H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act (S. 2928). To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United State…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,878,641
Spent on own lobbying
…on payments by United States taxpayers to foreign persons for services provided to United States consumers. Issue: International H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act (S. 2928). To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United State…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025 Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general (Smart Act). Issues related to H-1b. Issues re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing